Investigators have identified 26-year-old Kendall Jammal Fields as the suspect in the chase Tuesday evening.

According to police, they were performing a vehicle checkpoint on West Huff Drive. But when Fields pulled up and was asked for his driver's license, he allegedly sped away, investigators said.

Police said Fields led a high-speed chase, and even grazed an officer who was trying to stop him, before crashing into two cars. Fields then allegedly abandoned his vehicle on Armstrong Drive and surrendered to police.

No injuries were reported.

Fields was being held in the Onslow County Jail on the following charges:

Failure to yield to blue lights and siren.

Failure to reduce speed

Driving left of center (two counts)

Driving with license revoked

Unsafe lane change

Hit-and-run (two counts)

Speeding (two counts)

Careless and reckless driving

Red light violation

Improper backing

Assault with a deadly weapon (two counts)

Aggressive driving

Possession of marijuana, maintaining a vehicle for drugs

Assault with a deadly weapon on a government official

Felony speeding to elude

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